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Fathers' children are not part of the eligibility criteria for infertility treatment
I was surprised to read in your cover feature 'The cost of living' (pages 22-25, 23 July) that Shetland health board operates an eligibility criterion for assisted conception which states 'no living children fathered by current partner'.
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Unequal access is a problem at tertiary level, but couples can be helped by primary and secondary care
The cover feature 'The cost of living' highlighted the lack of equal access to assisted conception treatments.
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A distressingly high number of people with mental health problems are struck off by GPs
Despite Steve Ainsworth's statistic of 'only one person per GP per year', there is a distressingly high incidence of people with mental health problems being removed from GPs' lists.
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Making a statement
Having worked at a large teaching hospital for some years, my best tip for clearing waiting lists is to ensure that all patients who have waited nine months positively identify that they still wish to come in. In pre-contracting days this cleared nearly half an 8,000-strong waiting list, and ensured ...
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Reply-paid letters gave our service users a choice and us a break
In 1996, our child and adolescent mental health team had become overwhelmed by the growing number of cases on our waiting list.
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If you had a falling out with a friend, wouldn't you want to know why?
Patients struck off by GPs without explanation
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Visiting the doctor is not like going to the pub
I've just seen a tearful elderly client who went to see their doctor seeking a referral.
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As seen on TV
Hospitals are often approached by television programme-makers, eager for news footage, a good film location or a subject for a major documentary. Patrick Butler looks at the pros and cons of letting the cameras in
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As seen on TV
When Derek Smith agreed to let a Channel Four film crew into King's College Hospital to make the documentary Operation Hospital six years ago, he did not think it would be remembered mainly for its anti-doctor stance and for his choice of car. 'Things do not always go the way ...
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Coping with international coverage: the Mandy Allwood story
Nick Samuels had been corporate communications manager at King's College Healthcare trust for just a month when the Mandy Allwood octuplets story broke in 1996
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A year in the life of Great Ormond Street
'We felt it was in our interests to let people see how Great Ormond Street operates,' says Ros Cliffe, director of public affairs and general fundraising, explaining why the trust decided to let the BBC's Children's Hospital series on its wards for the whole of 1995. It was not a ...
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Side by side
A specialist mental health worker liaising with general practices can reduce pressure on children's services. Edmundo Neira-Munoz and Derek Ward report on a pilot study
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Key Points
The appointment of a primary care mental health worker can relieve pressure on child and adolescent mental health services.
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Pay-outs set to soar after interest judgement
Compensation for large medical negligence claims is set to soar by up to 30 per cent, following a landmark judgment by the House of Lords. The ruling followed appeals in three cases of catastrophic injuries, including a birth injury case.
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Court of Appeal ruling on Caesarean rights
The Court of Appeal has issued guidelines following a spate of cases in which women were forced to undergo Caesarean sections against their will. Most of the women were mentally competent and therefore legally entitled to say no to the treatment - a subtlety of medical law apparently not grasped ...
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Mental health law changes likely in capacity-to-consent grey area
Changes to mental health law and practice are likely to follow the judgment of the House of Lords in L v Bournewood Community and Mental Health trust, in which the law lords approved the practice of informally admitting apparently compliant patients who lack the capacity to consent.
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In brief
Pressure for higher medical negligence awards - at least in no- win no-fee cases - could come in the Modernisation of Justice Bill expected in the autumn. The government favours making unsuccessful defendants pay the insurance premium and the lawyers' 'success fee' - the increase on normal fees in no-win ...